The role of civil society in reducing poverty and inequality: A case study of the living wage campaign in the UK

被引：12

作者：

Bunyan, Paul ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Edge Hill Univ, Ormskirk, Lancs, England

来源：

LOCAL ECONOMY | 2016年 / 31卷 / 04期

关键词：

civil society; community organising; inequality; living wage; London citizens; poverty;

D O I：

10.1177/0269094216646993

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

The introduction of the national minimum wage at the end of the 1990s in the UK represented an important intervention by the then New Labour government but it has remained too low to effectively address increasing levels of in-work poverty and inequality. This article traces the development of the living wage campaign, initiated and led by Citizens UK and its main affiliate London Citizens from 2001 onwards and what it has to say about the role and potential of civil society in addressing issues of poverty and inequality.

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页码：489 / 501

页数：13